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Pete O'Mara

Mr. O'Mara puts more than two decades of experience to work on behalf of our firm's clients. Mr. O'Mara understands how the other side thinks, the approaches taken by prosecutors and the strategies available to counteract those approaches. He has spent decades successfully defending thousands of clients just like you.

Mr. O'Mara's successes in and out of the courtroom have earned him the respect of his peers in the legal profession. They have selected him for inclusion in the New Jersey Super Lawyers publication every year since 2005. Only 5 percent of attorneys in New Jersey earn this prestigious recognition. Further, he has been awarded the "10 Best" Client Satisfaction Award by the American Institute of DUI/DWI Attorneys while also enjoying a 10.0 rating from AVVO.

During the last twenty five years Mr. Donnelly has tried over 220 indicted cases including Capital Murder, homicides, threats to kill, aggravated assaults, sexual assaults, distributions of cocaine, heroin and marijuana, assaults on police officers, robbery ,burglary, eluding police officers and threats against public officials.

In addition, Mr. Donnelly has reviewed over 1600 cases for early resolution by the Pre -indictment Court (PIP court) in Freehold Monmouth County. PIP court is designed to dispose of a defendant’s case with the best plea bargain and the least court appearances. Often the defendant’s case is disposed of without the defendant having a criminal conviction. Mr. Donnelly is a graduate of Seton Hall University Law School. Following graduation he clerked for a Superior Court Judge in Essex County